Table 2.
SCARED overall event prevalence among caregivers and summary scores of SCARED Scale and general health
| Overall prevalence of critical events | n (%) |
|---|---|
| severe pain/discomfort | 101 (95,2) |
| unable to eat or swallow/choking | 45 (42.5) |
| vomiting | 48 (45.3) |
| dehydration | 29 (27.3) |
| insomnia | 56 (52.8) |
| falling, collapsing, passing-out | 46 (43.4) |
| confusion, delirium | 55 (51.8) |
| other events | 21 (19.8) |
| family caregiver felt patient “had enough” | 57 (53.7) |
| family caregiver thought patient was dead | 22 (20.8) |
| Summary scores | Mean (SD) |
| SCARED: total score (range 0–120) | 19.4 (13.3) |
| SCARED: event frequency score (range 0–30) | 7.7 (4.1) |